Prayers For Katie

Hello!

Today I am just asking for your prayers and good thoughts for our fellow blogger Katie. She is having a difficult time now in her battle. If you could send her a card to help keep her spirit up and keep fighting.

You can read her updates here:

http://katiespaperhaven.blogspot.com/

Katie Renz PO Box 5913 Bellingham, WA 98227-5913

Thanking you in advance and wishing you a good day today.

Barbara Diane

New Challenge

Hello!

The challenge theme this week on Mo's Challenge Blog is "Patchwork" and this card became VERY time consuming! I have had this wonderful "Cinderella" image of Mo's for a long time now and have been wanting to use paper piecing for her clothing in place of coloring with markers. This took a long time to print the image on the different patterned papers and then cut them all out. The card also has many CS layers in addition to the cutting and piecing of the patchwork pattern papers so it took me most of one day to complete the card. But I love how Cinderella turned out and now I am hooked on this fun way to do the clothing!

Have a look at all of the great cards that have been made for this challenge - I am always so inspired by the creations and find more new bloggers that I want to follow! I wish that there were more hours in the day that I could just look at it all! I love seeing all the different styles and ideas! Go to http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/ to see them and enjoy! Join in the fun and add your entry - the new challenge starts every Thursday.

Thanks for stopping by today! We continue to have the most beautiful Indian Summer weather here in this part of WI. I guess that rain is on the way but it has been so wonderful to have the sunshine and warm temperatures! Wishing you a good day today!

Barbara Diane

Blog Hop Fund Raiser For Katie

Hello and Happy Monday!

There is a fund raiser blog hop for Katie Renz happening now!

I have written of Katie many times, but for those of you who are not familiar with Katie's story, she was diagnosed with inoperable stomach cancer shortly before Christmas last year. With no warning but stomach pain, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. From Katie's first post after the diagnosis:

"Life has thrown me the hardest, sharpest, quickest curve ball that I could have ever possibly foreseen. It has been exactly 7 whole days since I was told that I had a cancerous ulcer in my stomach. Lots of tests followed with lots of Doctors to visit and the end result is quite grim - Stage 4 Gastric Cancer."

Her fight over this past year has touched the hearts of bloggers everywhere. Katie has been fighting the fight with bravery, a positive mind set and a willingness to do whatever is asked of her. But she is having a difficult time now and can use our help.

You can find the details of the blog hop on Beate's blog http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/ along with Beate's own beautiful creation. This is where I first saw it this morning. There are SO MANY wonderful bloggers taking part in this blog hop - you won't believe how many - you need to check them out!

If you would like to make a donation, go to Information Central at http://www.iheartpapers.com/content.php?content_id=1019 Of all donations 100% of the profits go to Katie’s fund to help her and her family - her husband Kevin and her three young boys. Katie's blog is My Paper Haven and you can read her posts and follow her journey here: http://katiespaperhaven.blogspot.com/ Katie also loves cards and you can send her some love and prayers in one at this address:

Katie Renz
PO Box 5913
Bellingham, WA 98227-5913

Thanking you in advance for helping Katie. She is in my prayers every day.

Barbara Diane

This Year's Version of Halloween Card

Hello!

Another day of fantastic weather here in this part of WI - it is summer here again!

The photo below is one of the Halloween cards I made last year that I mentioned yesterday in my WOYWW post. It was one of my favorites and requested by others again this year.

The next photo is this year's version. I changed it a bit by adding stars and a fence and made it in different color combinations with the dots on the borders a bit farther apart for variety as I had quite a few requests for this card again.

Opps, I missed the windows of the house on this one!

For my son Jim's card I made it a little more detailed by giving the moon a profile, making the fence go up the hillside and in front of the house, adding a second bat, more stars and making the wings of the bats upright and bent. I also colored the windows of the house green instead of yellow.

Thanks for stopping by today! Wishing you a happy day!

Barbara Diane

Another WOYW Wednesday!

Hello!

It is Wednesday already! Another week is flying by! We are having the most beautiful weather here in this part of WI - near 80 degrees every day - it is wonderful! Storing up for the winter months. Yesterday when I went to leave for an appointment my car battery was stone dead - what a shock! I not only have a new battery but it was 80 degrees outside! I had to have someone come to start my car and although it was nice waiting in the sunshine for that person I was reminded of the winter months ahead.

Sometimes we create a card that not only do we really like but so do others. This card I am working on at my workdesk this Wednesday is such a card. It is a favorite from last year and I have had requests for this card again this year so I am making it in various colors with a little variation to make it a bit different this time around. I will post them tomorrow.

I hope that you are having fun working on something today. Check out all of the great creations being made at Julie's blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/ I am always amazed and inspired by what is being created as well as the great workspaces.

Thanks for stopping by today! Wishing you sunshine and fun creating!

Barbara Diane

A Card For Katie

Hello!

I posted a card using this image from Day For Daisies a few days ago but I love this image with the sweet little fairy so much that I had to make another card with it! You can visit their blog to see great images and cards at http://adayfordaisies.blogspot.com/

I made this card for our blogger friend Katie. She is one of the bravest and most positive people I know but she is going through some difficult times right now with her chemo and treatments. If you would send a card to say hello and send good wishes I know that she would love that! Her address is:

Katie Renz
P.O. Box 5913
Bellingham, WA 98227-5913

You can visit Katie and see her great creations on her blog at http://katiespaperhaven.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by today! It is like summer here in this part of WI - only a summer without humidity! Today the temperature is to reach 75-80 degrees! I love it! Wishing you a happy day!

Barbara Diane

Kai and Furry Friends

Hello!

Another Monday already! We have a beautiful and sunny day here in this part of WI today! It is supposed to be nice all week and with the fall colors all around us it will be lovely!

My card today is my entry for Mo Manning's challenge for the week. This time the challenge theme is for "Furry Friends" and in this card I have finally used the full image of 'Kai', the digital image that I have been using the leaves from as seen on a few of my last cards. This time I have included Kai along with all of the leaves and added his 'furry friends' - a cat from "Fall" and a dog from "Fall Pup". They are having a wonderful time playing in the leaf pile!

Check out all of the great entries at Mo's challenge blog at http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/ I am always so inspired by all the many layouts and combinations that have been created!

Thanks for stopping by today! Wishing you a beautiful day with sunshine where you live!

Barbara Diane

Northern Ligts In Wisconsin

Hello!

Isn't this the most beautiful photo? My friend Doug has sent me another awesome photo - it is of the Northern Lights over Cayuga, WI. Doug has a cabin in Northern Wisconsin and he told me that this was taken just up the road from him a few miles. All summer I am so jealous of his trips up to the cabin in the land of wonderful lakes and forests! But he always shares these beautiful photos with me and I love to see them. Thank you Doug!

Thank YOU for visiting me today! Wishing you a beautiful weekend! When I return on Monday it will be October already - with Halloween just around the corner!

Barbara Diane

Toad-ally Fun Halloween

Hello!

The card I finished last night uses images from the Inky Antics 'Halloween Frog' HoneyPOP Clear Set. I love making these pop-up inserts from the Honeycomb Pads. I keep forgetting I have this fun product and so will be making more of these!

Thanks for stopping by today! We have another beautiful sunshine day here in this part of WI. It is so nice to have the fresh air in the apartment!

Barbara Diane

A Late WOYW Wednesday Entry

Hello!

My 'What's On Your Workdesk?" Wednesday is late - but I made it! Doesn't this card I have been working on look interesting!? Hopefully it will be finished for tomorrow's post!

And two more waiting to dry for the me to start the next steps.

Thanks for stopping by! I am late - but better late than never!

Check them all out on the Stamping Ground blog http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/

Barbara Diane